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Episode 131: Assessing Strategy Development

In this episode of Small Business Connections, Ann talks with Brian Johnson, the Founder and Owner of Main & Johnson, a Business Consulting & Coaching company aimed at seeing small to medium-sized businesses thrive.

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Episode 105: Simplify Your Business

In this episode of Small Business Connections, Ann talks about simplifying your business with Nicole Hamilton, Founder & Owner of Homeownering, Inc. Nicole has a passion for mortgages and creates transparency by spending time with consumers. She built her business to help the middle class with homeownership and provides tools to navigate negotiating the best deal with ease.

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Episode 102: The Power of Stories and How to Make Your Story Matter

In this episode of Small Business Connections, Ann talks about the power of stories and how you can powerfully tell your story with Melanie Gow, the Legend Maker and founder of Awaken the Legend Within. Melanie helps people awaken the legend within and learn the keys to telling their story impactfully.

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Episode 95: Lean Business

n this episode of Small Business Connections, Ann talks entrepreneurship, passion for helping small businesses, and the Lean Framework with Brad Eisenburg of BeLeanBusiness.com.

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Episode 94: Only 2 Kinds of Days

In this episode of Small Business Connections, Ann talks with Nathan Greenberg, founder of Arkside Marketing, a full-service advertising agency specializing in regulated industries. Together they discuss Nathan's philosophy of there are only two kinds of days, his serial entrepreneurship and the two rules of marketing.

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Episode 90: Depression Doesn't Always Look Sad

In this episode of Small Business Connections, Ann talks about how depression doesn't always look sad with The Mental Health Comedian, Motivational Speaker, and TEDx Talk Trainer, Frank King. As a suicide prevention and postvention speaker, Frank has been on TEDx Talk several times. As a keynote speaker, he talks with companies and meets with their teams about mental health, suicide prevention and postvention. He talks about the serious side and also adds some humor to educate people in knowing the signs of depression and the importance of speaking up about mental health.

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Episode 87: Perfectionism in Business

In this episode, Ann talks about perfectionism in business with counselor and life coach Lisa Matovich Brook L. C.P.C. of LMB Counseling Services.

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Epsiode 85: Master the 4 Intangible Secrets For Massive Influence

In this episode of Small Business Connections, Ann discusses how to Master the 4 Intangible Secrets for Massive Influence with Dean Forbes, the High Impact Coach of Xpertmastery.com. With over 20 years of experience, Dean knows the feeling in your gut telling you, I want to help others. Dean helps people focus on influence to raise their level of impact.

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Episode 84: 5 Characteristics of a Successful Entrepreneur

In this episode of Small Business Connections with Ann Brennan, Ann discusses the 5 Characteristics of a Successful Entrepreneur with Arthie Moore, joining us from South Africa. Arthie developed two successful international companies.

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Episode 81: Creating an Irresistible Vision

In this episode of Small Business Connections, Ann talks about the entrepreneurial vision, value and importance of understanding who you are with Webster Tsenase of Sennasi Global Consulting.

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Episode 80: Choosing Your Clients

In this episode of Small Business Connections, Ann talks about Choosing Your Clients with Business Operations Consultant, Andrea Dunathan of DunathanConsulting.com. Andrea looks at the way you run your business and offers practical advice with a hands-on approach to set up standard processes and strategies to help your business run smoothly.

We discuss:

-Analyzing current and past clients for the characteristics that make a difference

-Using your marketing/sales process to screen for your desired characteristics

-How an attitude of abundance really helps

-Worst 20% of your clients take up a lot of your time and energy and how to determine if they are really valuable to you

-You can train your clients by stating clear expectations from the start

As a consultant, Andrea's goal is to help her clients be successful. Her consultation services take a deep look at the way your business is run and then, she devises strategies to develop processes to streamline and help your business run more efficiently. Andrea's service specialties include HR, Finance, IT and Marketing. As a bonus for joining us in this episode, you may schedule a free consultation with Dunathan Consulting.

Mentioned in this episode:

James Bonato of JamesBonatovideo.com shares that he learned the hard way about choosing clients.

Ann reminds us that September is Suicide Prevention Month and to be sure to check on your strong friends.

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Episode 78: Working as a Couple

In this episode of Small Business Connections with Ann Brennan, we talk with Rick and Natascha Weedon, of Wealth Thru Wellness about working as a couple and their keys to success in the entrepreneur world.

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Episode 2 - Taking Your Business Online

In this episode of Small Business Connections, Ann talks with Chrissy Rey Cearlock from Pongos Interactive and Pongos Learning Lab/Coder Kids Club about actively helping small businesses take their business online and learning during the pandemic.

Chrissy considers herself a technology early adapter because she constantly looks for new technology and ways to implement learning. We discuss the STEAM education center and coder kids club and follow up with Pongos Interactive in building websites and mobile apps.

For elearning and the coder kids club, Chrissy offers classes for entertainment, coding as well as camps. She uses different online platforms and streaming services for different courses. Some of the courses and offerings at Pongos include Coder Club, STEAM Enrichment Programs, YouTube Stars, Robotics Club and a Minecraft Club.

Elearning, website development and mobile apps are all Chrissy's areas of expertise offered on her Pongos Interactive website for the business owner and entrepreneur. She offers a WordPress Crash Course, where you can learn everything you need to know to build your website. Additionally, offered is a prerecorded course on how to create an online learning website. Chrissy helps people create and build a new stream of income. She offers a free 30-minute consultation and has a Facebook group, Get Your Business Online to help you on your way.

Chrissy's tips for businesses:

Be sure to share and comment with 4 or more words on social media posts.

Ann and Chrissy discuss the benefits of using Streamyard for live stream to multiple platforms.

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