Podcasts about rieva lesonsky

Barry gets small businesses unstuck.As a small business expert, Barry Moltz gets owners growing again by unlocking their long-forgotten potential.  With decades of entrepreneurial experience in his own business ventures as well as consulting countless other entrepreneurs, Barry has discovered the formula to get stuck business owners unstuck and marching forward. As a small business expert, Barry applies simple, strategic steps to facilitate change.Barry has founded and run small businesses with a great deal of success and failure for more than 20 years.After successfully selling his last operating business, Barry has branched out into a number of entrepreneurship-related activities.  He founded an angel investor group, an angel fund, and is a former advisory member of the board of the Angel Capital Education Foundation.  His first book, “You Need to Be A Little Crazy: The Truth about Starting and Growing Your Business” describes the ups and downs and emotional trials of running a business.  It is in its fifth reprint and has been translated into Chinese, Russian, Korean and Thai.His second book, “Bounce! Failure, Resiliency and the Confidence to Achieve Your Next Great Success”, shows what it takes to come back and develop true business confidence.  It has been translated into Korean and German.  His third book, “BAM! Delivering Customer Service in a Self-Service World” shows how customer service is the new marketing. People now buy experiences and relationships, not products. His fourth book, Small Town Rules: How Small Business and Big Brands can Profit in a Connected Economy shows how when every customer can talk to every other customer, it's like living in a small town: Your reputation is everything! His fifth book, “How to Get Unstuck: 25 Ways to Get Your Business Growing Again” focuses on how to get small business owners making more profits in their company. Barry's sixth book  “Small Business Hacks: 100 Shortcuts to Your Success” with Rieva Lesonsky gives small business owners the key resources to be successful.Barry's 7th award winning book, “ChangeMasters: How to Actually Make the Changes You Already Know You Need to Make” is available now. He most recently appeared as a business expert in the History Channel's “The Booze, Bets and Sex that Built America”.Barry is a nationally recognized speaker on small business who has given hundreds of presentations to audiences ranging in size from 20 to 20,000.  As a member of the Entrepreneurship Hall of Fame, he has also taught entrepreneurship as an adjunct professor at the Illinois Institute of Technology.  He has appeared on many TV and radio programs such as CNBC's The Big Idea with Donny Deutsch, MSNBC's Your Business and NPR's The Tavis Smiley Show.  He hosts his own weekly radio program for 12 years, The Small Business Radio Show writes regularly for other periodicals. ----- John Bates provides 1:1 Executive Communications Coaching, both in-person and online, as well as large and small group training. Sign up for his free weekly micro-trainings at https://johnbates.com/mini-trainings and create a great leadership communications habit that makes you the kind of leader who inspires trust, loyalty and connection.

In This Episode: Rieva Lesonsky, one of the most celebrated and distinguished journalists in the small business market, discusses the challenges and opportunities facing women business owners today.

Rieva Lesonsky is president and CEO of two companies that focus on small business and entrepreneurship — GrowBiz Media and SmallBusinessCurrents.com. She's a nationally-known speaker, best-selling author, award-winning journalist, and authority on entrepreneurship who has covered the industry for more than 40 years. Before starting GrowBiz Media, Rieva was the long-time editorial director of Entrepreneur magazine. Lesonsky served on the Small Business Administration's National Advisory Council for six years. The Collegiate Entrepreneurs Organization honored her for helping drive “the entrepreneurial revolution in secondary education.” The ASBDC awarded her a “Champion of Small Business” award, and she received the prestigious Lou Campanelli award from SCORE. Rieva regularly writes about small business and entrepreneurship for print and digital outlets, has a podcast devoted to small business issues, and consults with and produces content for corporations targeting entrepreneurs and small business owners. -- Critical Mass Business Talk Show is Orange County, CA's longest-running business talk show, focused on offering value and insight to middle-market business leaders in the OC and beyond. Hosted by Ric Franzi, business partner at Renaissance Executive Forums Orange County. Learn more about Ric at www.ricfranzi.com. Catch up on past Critical Mass Business Talk Show interviews... YouTube: https://lnkd.in/gHKT2gmF LinkedIn: https://lnkd.in/g2PzRhjQ Podbean: https://lnkd.in/eWpNVRi Apple Podcasts: https://lnkd.in/gRd_863w Spotify: https://lnkd.in/gruexU6m #orangecountyca #mastermind #ceopeergroups #peergroups #peerlearning

Rieva Lesonsky joins host Shawn Hessinger of Small Business Trends to discuss the latest retail trends, including how to understand Millennial and Gen Z shopping habits.

In this episode, Brian speaks with Rieva Lesonsky, a well-respected journalist and the Founder/CEO of Grow Biz Media. Rieva provides 4-5 excellent, practical tips for business owners to successfully manage their cash flow for the upcoming holidays. Listen, write them down, and implement in your business today.

There are a number of factors to consider as a new farmer in Mzansi. In our previous episode we took a deeper look at production planning and this week we're zooming in on labour relations.  Dr Mpho Maja, director of animal health at the Department of Agriculture, Land Reform and Rural Development in the North West, highlights some of toughest blows SA agri has dealt with over the past two years.  We kick off a new segment this week called Farms, Food and Future powered by Andermatt Madumbi. Our focus: Biorational crop solutions because, after all, we need to change the way food is grown. A bio specialist, Mark Hutton gives the 101 on soil and root health.  We share highlights from “on the frontlines of food safety”, webinar presented by FairPlay and Food For Mzansi. Experts shed some light on the issues surrounding food safety in South Africa.  Our “agripreneur 101” segment features juice and condiment maker Zukiswa Gqirana. She says that you need surprisingly little to start your own small business. On the top of our reading list this week is, Start Your Own Business: The Only Start-Up Book You'll Ever Need by Rieva Lesonsky. And, our farmer tip of the week comes from North West livestock farmer, Ipeleng Kwadi.

Growth Without Barriers - DIGITAL EDITION: Rieva Lesonsky, CEO of GrowBiz Media: Mastering Facebook, Amazon & other marketing platforms; online advertising & social commerce strategies; important data from Rieva's TrendCasts at SBECouncil.org.

‘It's about being strong enough to let go, to admit that you don't know everything, and you don't need to know everything.' Rieva Lesonsky is the CEO and founder of GrowBiz Media, a content marketing company. Since she started as a small business journalist, she has been an enthusiastic advocate of small businesses. She shares her unique insights as a creative who's also an entrepreneur. ‘One of the things that people go into business for is they want to be in control, but you cannot control everything.' Find out about Rieva's personal entrepreneurship journey on this episode, as well as - How she honed an entrepreneurship mindset - The business learnings she gained as she shifted from being a creative to an entrepreneur - The importance of sharing responsibility and more Connect with Rieva online: LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/rieva-lesonsky-b782835/ GrowBiz Media: https://growbizmedia.com/=

When I first started writing for Entrepreneur magazine back in 1979, I was conducting research related to small business and at that time the term entrepreneur was not well known or understood. By the late 1980s, the U.S. economy was recovering from the double-dip recession of the early ’80s. Technology was starting to boom but unemployment was still high which was the catalyst behind the shift towards entrepreneurship becoming mainstream.   One of the biggest mistakes I see small business owners make is they create a business plan, put it in a drawer, and never look at it again. Most businesses fail due to a lack of cash flow and I believe that is most often driven by a failure to plan. We often write about how the business plan should be a living and breathing document. If you plan to invest a certain amount on marketing, with the hope that sales will increase, did that happen and what should you do next. You go back to your business plan and update it based on the results, that way you can choose the best path forward.  As we come out of COVID, the reports we’re seeing say business formations are booming. This is great because small business ownership can be liberating and help people break through the glass ceilings that exist for many minorities. When it comes to small businesses, the only thing that matters is the product or service you offer, the price you are charging, and if there is demand for what you are offering.  I was speaking to a group of small business owners and I asked if anyone was using cloud tools in their business today. No one raised their hand, but then I asked how many people use Gmail for their business and hands went up everywhere. So I made the point that Gmail is simply email that is hosted in the cloud. The cloud allows businesses to ramp up quickly with lower costs than you would if you had to have servers on-premise.  One of the problems COVID highlighted was consumers were more forward-thinking than most small businesses. Consumers have adopted technology far more than most local businesses. If you have a main street business or storefront your number one job is to ensure consumers feel comfortable walking in your doors. Offering contactless payment options or digitalizing other parts of your customer experience are critical to helping consumers feel more comfortable. What you have to realize is other businesses do what you do and those that digitalize will take your customers if you don’t change.  When it comes to marketing your business, you need to have some knowledge about what is out there and how it will benefit your business but often the best choice is to outsource or hire someone to market your business. The Thryv software not only offers a lot of great features to help you digitalize and market your business but they provide free support to customers to help them use the tools and grow their business. Often the difference between success and failure for a small business today is if they adopt software.    Resources Shared: GrowBiz Media ThryvSmall Business Development CentersSCOREBarry MoltzSmall Business TrendsInc. Magazine Twitter 

In this week’s episode of Farmer’s Inside Track… Farming is a laborious and capital intensive business with numerous risk…But their are a few commodities that yield better financial return - like pig farming. Don’t miss todays – 10 easy steps to run a profitable pig farming business!  At the end of apartheid, Kelo Kubu, along with many other black South Africans, was able to reclaim her ancestral farmland and thus she, unexpectedly, became a farmer. She shares her vision to educate these newfound landowners while her ag-tech accelerator focuses on teaching urban female farmers how to profit from their land. Farmers choose Start Your Own Business: The Only Start-Up Book You'll Ever Need by Rieva Lesonsky as their book of the week.  South Africa is fast becoming a significant player in the farming and export of saffron - by far the world’s most expensive spice. After years of perfecting the art of saffron cultivation in the Northern Cape, Bennie Engelbrecht, the founder and a director of Saffricon talks about the opportunities now open toMzansi farmers… Mpumalanga vegetable Gugulethu Mahlangu’s farming mantra is “Diversify and plan ahead!” She says, "Farming may be the cornerstone of your business but consider what else you and your enterprise could do to achieve the best return from your assets". 

Matt, Rich, and guest host Peter Melby, of MSP Greystone Technology, may not be ghosts but they have cooked up a great show for you this week. It begins with a behind-the-scenes look at Peter’s recent decision to become part of private equity-funded New Charter Technologies, proceeds to a look at Kaseya’s new Unified RMM framework and ChannelPro’s annual tech industry preview for 2021, and then moves on to a conversation with Rieva Lesonsky, president and CEO of SmallBizDaily.com, for a finger-to-the-pulse take on the SMB economy today. No dish washing or ghost busting required! Subscribe to ChannelPro Weekly! iTunes: https://itunes.apple.com/us/podcast/channelpro-weekly-podcast/id1095568582?mt=2 Google Play Podcasts: https://play.google.com/music/m/Igodza5l63vd5w5mdybtpq2cr7e?t=ChannelPro_Weekly_Podcast Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/7hWuOWbrIcwtrK6UJLSHvU Amazon Music: https://music.amazon.com/podcasts/a1d93194-a5f3-46d8-b625-abdc0ba032f1/ChannelPro-Weekly-Podcast More here: https://www.channelpronetwork.com/download/podcast/channelpro-weekly-podcast-episode-173-ghost-kitchen Topics and Related Links Mentioned: Greystone Technology Joins New Charter Technologies, Bringing Enhanced Value and Capabilities for Clients and Employees - https://www.prnewswire.com/news-releases/greystone-technology-joins-new-charter-technologies-bringing-enhanced-value-and-capabilities-for-clients-and-employees-301176179.html Kaseya Unveils Framework for Adding Cloud, Mobile, and IoT Management to RMM Solution - https://www.channelpronetwork.com/news/kaseya-unveils-framework-adding-cloud-mobile-and-iot-management-rmm-solution Mission Impossible: Forecasting Tech in 2021 - https://www.channelpronetwork.com/article/mission-impossible-forecasting-tech-2021 SmallBizDaily.com - https://www.smallbizdaily.com/ Matt's museum pick: Dell XPS M1530 - https://www.channelpronetwork.com/mgp Matt's tech pick: Dell XPS 15 - https://www.dell.com/en-us/shop/dell-laptops/xps-15-laptop/spd/xps-15-7590-laptop Rich's ICYMI plug and quickie preview of the week ahead - https://www.channelpronetwork.com/tags/icymi

Rieva Lesonsky, CEO of GrowBizMedia, joins The FWD: Thinking Show to share simple ways to build trust, increase brand "likeability," and how to give your audience the confidence to buy from you again and again.

Our Maven for Day 3, Rieva Lesonsky, is the CEO of GrowBiz Media, a media and custom content company focusing on small business and entrepreneurship. Before co-founding GrowBiz Media, Lesonsky was Editorial Director of Entrepreneur Magazine. A nationally known speaker and authority on entrepreneurship, Rieva has been covering America’s entrepreneurs for more than 26 years. Her company, GrowBiz Media is a custom content creation company focusing on small business and entrepreneurship. We create content for small business websites and major marketers wanting to connect to entrepreneurs. She is also a best-selling author and have written several books about small business and entrepreneurship.You can learn more from her as the small business blog, www.SmallBizDaily.com.

As business owners enter a new decade, it is critical to use all the marketing tools we have for our advantage. GrowBiz Media CEO and President Rieva Lesonsky shares her eight marketing resolutions for 2020. Lesonsky explains how to weave your marketing efforts together more effectively, how to use videos and personalized emails to your advantage, and even how to make micro-influencers work for you.

As business owners enter a new decade, it is critical to use all the marketing tools we have for our advantage. GrowBiz Media CEO and President Rieva Lesonsky shares her eight marketing resolutions for 2020. Lesonsky explains how to weave your marketing efforts together more effectively, how to use videos and personalized emails to your advantage, and even how to make micro-influencers work for you.

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Brian & Rieva discuss the launch of Small Business Edge, the new global community platform for small business owners & entrepreneurs. They talk about the numerous features of the platform and the benefits for business owners who subscribe to it. As a bonus, Brian & Rieva talk about two key trends in 2019 for business owners: Customer Experience and Social Media. You definitely want to listen to what they have to say about these trends.

Rieva Lesonsky is one of the most prolific business writers I have ever met. If you check into a business website, most probably there is a piece written by Rieva. Prior to co-founding Growbiz media in 2008, she was SVP/Editorial Director of Entrepreneur Magazine. A nationally recognized speaker who regularly addresses audiences across the country, she has appeared on hundreds of radio shows, numerous local and national television programs, including CNN, Good Morning America, the Today Show, Fox Business News, The Martha Stewart show, Oprah and can regularly be seen on MSNBC’s Your Business. Rieva is also the author of several books about small business and entrepreneurship, including the bestseller "Start Your Own Business".You can find out more about Rieva on https://www.smallbizdaily.com/contactExecutive Producer and Host: Fernando Schiantarelli. Como lo Hizo is a co-production of iHeart Radio - Premiere Networks and Crece Grow Media.

Rieva Lesonsky is one of the most prolific business writers I have ever met. If you check into a business website, most probably there is a piece written by Rieva. Prior to co-founding Growbiz media in 2008, she was SVP/Editorial Director of Entrepreneur Magazine. A nationally recognized speaker who regularly addresses audiences across the country, she has appeared on hundreds of radio shows, numerous local and national television programs, including CNN, Good Morning America, the Today Show, Fox Business News, The Martha Stewart show, Oprah and can regularly be seen on MSNBC’s Your Business. Rieva is also the author of several books about small business and entrepreneurship, including the bestseller "Start Your Own Business".You can find out more about Rieva on https://www.smallbizdaily.com/contactExecutive Producer and Host: Fernando Schiantarelli. Como lo Hizo is a co-production of iHeart Radio - Premiere Networks and Crece Grow Media.

Get Out of Your Comfort Zone - Rieva Lesonsky by Ramon Ray interviews those in the hustle, the Smart Hustle of growing their business. To the point and insightful, you'll learn the tips you need to start and grow your business.

Rieva Lesonsky discusses her new book “Small Business Hacks: 100 Shortcuts to Success.” She also talk about why it's important to look at the big picture when trying to solve business problems, how to play the “What If” game to see if your business is prepared for potential troubles, and why “digital transformation” is here to stay.

Business, Mindset, Brainstorming, Sales, Technology     Summary   As important as it is to delegate, it's just as important not to … abdicate. We'll look at that in our Thought of the Day. And in our interview segment, small business authority Rieva Lesonsky shares how we can avoid several common entrepreneurial road bumps with some great small business HACKS! That and more on today's show.   Bob's Thought of the Day   We'll explore:   A well-known saying in leadership circles: delegate, don't abdicate. Why ignoring this advice in my early business life came back to bite me. How my business partner, Kathy Tagenel, is terrific in the areas where I'm lacking and keeps me involved. Interview with Rieva Lesonsky   You'll discover:   The importance of embracing technology regardless of your business.. The areas of running a business most business owners struggle with. Why profits matters more than sales. Why your business needs to optimize for newer technologies such as mobile web pages and voice search. Why enhancing your productivity is very personal and individual. The importance of setting the right environment, space, and permission for brainstorming. How to claim your local listings, why it's so important, and a “very” powerful tip. How to get a celebrity endorsement for your business. Click to Tweet   If you are not using #tech, you are going to lose out to your competitors because you know *they* are. @Rieva #business Today it is easier to reach more #customers, but you are also fighting way more competitors to do it. @Rieva #business There are no bad ideas in a #brainstorming meeting. There are just those you will adopt, and those you will ignore. @Rieva   Interview Links   SmallBizDaily.comSmall Business Hacks: 100 Shortcuts to Success by Rieva Lesonsky and Barry MoltzRieva's BlogFollow Rieva on Twitter Connect with Rieva on Facebook Connect with Rieva on LinkedInResources   Pre-order The Go-Giver Influencer Sell The Go-Giver Way Audio Program GoGiverSalesAcademy.com The Go-Giver Leader TheGoGiver.com GoGiverSpeaker.com Burg.com How to Post a Review

Angela Lamsback, the Senior Team Lead in Staffing for ZipRecruiter talks about recruiting top talent and some of the challenges inherent within the staffing industry. Rieva Lesonsky, the President and Founder at GrowBiz Media shares about her success as an entrepreneur and what is needed for an entrepreneur to create a winning and effective culture in their business.This show is brought to you by Talk 4 Radio (http://www.takl4radio.com/) on the Talk 4 Media Network (http://www.talk4media.com/).

Angela Lamsback, the Senior Team Lead in Staffing for ZipRecruiter talks about recruiting top talent and some of the challenges inherent within the staffing industry. Rieva Lesonsky, the President and Founder at GrowBiz Media shares about her success as an entrepreneur and what is needed for an entrepreneur to create a winning and effective culture in their business.

Rieva Lesonsky is a living, breathing, encyclopedia of small business wisdom. Whether the topic is boosting sales, harnessing technology, overcoming obstacles, or finding that extra dose of entrepreneurial inspiration, Rieva is the expert. She’s the former award-winning editorial director of Entrepreneur Magazine, a syndicated small business writer, an author, and CEO of her own successful business, GrowBiz Media. This week on Monday Morning Radio, host and reputation coach Dean Rotbart taps into Rieva’s vast almanac of knowledge to extract practical advice and insights that you can put to use in your own business, today. Photo: Rieva Lesonsky, GrowBiz Media Posted: August 1, 2016 Monday Morning Run Time: 48 minutes 16 seconds Your reputation is your most valuable asset. Learn how to amplify it using Dean Rotbart’s proven 5 Pillars of Reputation method. Join Dean for his next FREE one-hour live webinar, on Thursday August 18th, at 4 pm EDT. Register at MondayMorningRadio.com. You’ve only got one reputation, make sure to protect and nurture it.

Tune in to learn about learn about alternative funding sources and why small businesses have a treasure trove of resources available to them beyond banks and the SBA. We also dig into the differences between marketing and advertising and just why small business owners need to focus on a content marketing strategy.

She is widely recognized as a small business expert and advocate. CEO of GrowBiz Media Rieva Lesonsky returned to the hot seat at the Critical Mass Radio studio to give us the inside scope into the latest business trends for 2016.   

Today’s guest is the CEO of GrowBiz Media, which is a content and consulting company specializing in small business and entrepreneurship. Rieva Lesonsky has been consulting, meeting and speaking with small businesses and owners for nearly 30 years.  Prior to this role, she was a Senior Vice President and Editorial Director of Entrepreneur Magazine. Rieva is nationally recognized and has appeared in top news outlets including The TODAY Show, CNN, Good Morning America, Fox Business News, Oprah among many others.  She regularly appears on MSNBC’s Your Business and is the author of several books including the bestseller Start Your Own Business.  Rieva has also been named on Folio Magazine’s “Folio 40” list, a Small Business Influencer by SmallBusinessTrends.com and has been inducted into the Business Journalism Hall of Fame. For more information visit www.somoneypodcast.com.

Are you an entrepreneur looking to connect with other entrepreneurs and small business owners? Are you a CEO or executive looking to connect with small businesses? Rieva Lesonsky, CEO of GrowBiz Media, joined Ric in the studio to talk about how GrowBiz Media is helping small businesses and entrepreneurs learn the right tools and practice the right skills to become successful and grow their business. 

Rieva Lesonsky discussess her life purpose of helping others grow businesses, Oprah, Martha Stewart, and business trends.  

Michael Jenet has spent his life studying the human condition, and has worked as a coach, a mentor, a guest lecturer to entrepreneurs, TEDx presenter, and CEO. He is the author of the book ASK: The Questions to Empower Your Life. Michael shares which questions we need to be asking in order to find joy in all the work that we do.Dave Kurrasch is a nationally known expert in cash management. As vice president and general manager of the Small Business Payments Company, he leads strategic and business growth initiatives for its signature product, Small Business Workbench. Dave discusses critical practices for managing the cash flow of your business.Chelsea Berler is the author of The Curious One: From Food Stamps to CEO - One Woman's Journey through Struggle, Tragedy, Success and Love. She is the CEO of a boutique marketing agency that supports businesses around the world. She shares how she overcame adversity and gives words of advice to others struggling to find their purpose.Rieva Lesonsky is widely recognized as a small business expert and advocate. She is the author of the bestselling book Start Your Own Business and the former Editorial Director of Entrepreneur Magazine. Rieva tells small business owners what they need to know about Small Business Saturday and how to best prepare for it.Sponsored by Sage and Nextiva.

Starting your Own Business with Rieva Lesonsky In this episode of business brain food I talk with Rieva Lesonsky, author of the bestselling book Start Your Own Business and the former Editorial Director of Entrepreneur Magazine, Rieva has been meeting with, consulting to and speaking to America’s small business owners for more than 30 years. She’s got an inside perspective on what entrepreneurs want and how to help them grow successful businesses. * Press play above to listen to this weeks Podcast * Even if you’re in business already, there are several gems that Rieva shares during this interview that will help you take your business to the next level. If you haven't started your business yet, this is one episode you definitely do not want to miss! In this episode of Business Brain Food you will learn; ** What Facebook and Bunnings have in common ** How to come up with a business name, and change your name if you got it wrong the first time! ** Why you need to take time away from the day to day running of your business ** The keys to starting your own business ** What needs to be in your business plan ** Why identifying frustrations will help you build a successful business ** Why being passionate about something is not a good reason to start a business ** The Secret to finding the idea to start a business ** Why you don’t have to be number 1 in the market Resources mentioned in this episode: ** www.flyingsolo.com.au ** www.business.gov.au ** www.smallbizdaily.com ** Rieva Lesonsky has several books on Amazon ** Connect with Rieva Lesonsky on linkedIn ** twitter Rieva Lesonsky @Rieva ** Email Rieva Lesonsky Additional Resources: ** BBF:024 Seven Keys to Business Success with Ben Fewtrell ** 5 Tips for choosing a Business Name ** Our top 4 tips to starting a business ** 4 Steps on how to create an effective business plan Leave us a review on iTunes If you are listening to the Business Brain Food Podcast on iTunes and are enjoying it, we would love for you to leave us a review and let others no what you think. Simply click on the purple button above and follow the link to the iTunes store. There you will be able to click on the review tab and enter in your feedback. Any and all reviews are welcome and help us reach more listeners on iTunes. Remember to go and find out more about Rieva Lesonsky and until next time, have a profitable day! Cheers, Ben Fewtrell (02) 9811 5000  

Scheduled Guests: NYC's #1 Angel investor, David Rose talks about how you can get investment for your business. Adam Hollander demonstrates how to run a better a sales conference. Rieva Lesonsky busts the myths of small business. Alan Crabbe shows how you can use crowdsourcing. Michael Gold details how to manage overhead of all the cloud apps in your business. Sponsored by Nextiva and Sage Summit.

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Howard Lewinter welcomes to the Wednesday Edition of TalkBusiness With Howard, Rieva Lesonsky, CEO of GrowBizMedia and the publisher of SmallBizDaily. Rieva is recognized authority on what's happening in business. She will be talking about business trends for 2013 success.

This week on Monday Morning Radio, an exclusive, extended interview with Rieva Lesonsky, a pioneering journalist who spent almost 25 years as the editorial director at Entrepreneur magazine.  When Rieva began, in the early 1980s, few news organizations paid any attention to small business owners.  And most business reporters didn't even know the meaning of the word "entrepreneur." Rieva has helped many thousands of people start and grow their own businesses.  Now, as the head of her own company, GrowBiz Media, Rieva continues to write about small businesses and is a much-in-demand public speaker and consultant. This week's audio was recorded simultaneously with the taping of Business Unconventional, the weekly one-hour radio newsmagazine that is broadcast each week on 710 KNUS AM and around the world at www.710KNUS.com.   B. Unconventional is hosted by Wizard Academy faculty member and graduate Dean Rotbart and by David Biondo, a veteran financial planner and successful entrepreneur.  Also joining the conversation in the second half of this week's audio is Jeff Wilson a small business expert with ActionCoach - Team Empowerment.  Wilson is a regular contributor to B. Unconventional.  Be sure to follow B. Unconventional on Twitter: @BUnRadio and subscribe to Roy H. Williams's Monday Morning Memo. The best things in life really are free! Monday Morning Radio - Run Time:  50 min  28 secPhoto: Rieva Lesonsky

Howard Lewinter welcomes Rieva Lesonsky to the Wednesday edition of Talk Business With Howard. Rieva, the CEO of GrowBiz Media and formerly the Editorial Director of Entrepreneur Magazine, is a strong advocate and recognized authority on small business. She is regularly seen on MSNBC's Your Business. Rieva and Howard will be talking about small business, entrepreneurship and social business as well as other topics on the minds of CEOs, presidents and business owners.

Rieva Lesonsky is CEO of GrowBiz Media, a content and consulting company specializing in covering small businesses and entrepreneurship. Before co-founding GrowBiz Media, Lesonsky was Editorial Director of Entrepreneur Magazine. A nationally known speaker and authority on entrepreneurship, Rieva has been covering America's entrepreneurs for more than 26 years. Lesonsky has appeared on hundreds of radio shows and numerous local and national television programs, including the Today Show, Good Morning America, CNN, Fox Business News, The Martha Stewart show and Oprah and can regularly be seen on MSNBC's Your Business. Lesonsky wrote the bestselling book Start Your Own Business, currently in its 4th edition, and has co-authored several other books about small business and entrepreneurship. Many organizations have recognized Lesonsky for her tireless devotion to helping entrepreneurs. She served on the Small Business Administration’s National Advisory Council for six years, and was honored by the SBA as a Small Business Media Advocate and a Woman in Business Advocate. The Collegiate Entrepreneurs Organization honored her for helping drive "the entrepreneurial revolution in secondary education." The ASBDC awarded her a “Champion of Small Business” award.