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The Why and How of Social Capital
Business Brain – The Entrepreneurs’ Podcast
01/13/23 • 21 min
What is Social Capital? Why is it so important, and how do you get it? Listen to this Friday bonus episode of Business Brain to learn how to use and accumulate this important tool.
Have a question or comment? Send us a message, and if we feature it on an upcoming Business Brain episode, you will be entered to win a MacBook Air in 2023!
- 00:00:00 Business Brain – The Entrepreneurs’ Podcast #415 for Friday, January 13th, 2023
- 00:01:23 Have You Done GSA Contracts?
- 00:04:13 Earning and Spending Social Capital
- Depositing to the Social Capital Bank:
- Adding value to relationships
- Please, thank you, and being polite are the social capital mindset
- “How can I help?”
- “I’m happy to help, and I know you’d do the same for me.”
- Be positive!
- Be reliable!
- 00:20:59 BB 415 Outtro
- [email protected]
- If your email is featured in an episode, you’re entered to win a MacBook Air in 2023
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FridAI - NotebookLM
Business Brain – The Entrepreneurs’ Podcast
03/14/25 • 16 min
Business Brain Podcast Episode 631 explores AI applications in business and content creation. Dave Hamilton and Shannon Jean discuss a listener’s idea to create a custom AI by uploading user manuals of all owned devices into ChatGPT, effectively turning it into a personal tech support assistant. They extend this concept to businesses, suggesting that customer service departments upload historical support tickets to train AI models, instantly improving response accuracy.
The conversation shifts to AI’s potential for content creators. Shannon considers uploading his entire written content library to an AI model for repurposing and reformatting. Dave envisions an AI tool that can be trained on personal email archives for more context-aware assistance, speculating that Google’s Gemini may soon provide such a feature.
Shannon introduces Google’s Notebook LM, an AI tool that converts written content into natural-sounding audio discussions. He explains how he uploaded a 250-page book, and the AI generated an 18-minute conversation summarizing its key points. This feature enables businesses to transform white papers, blog posts, and other text-based content into audio for easier consumption. They compare it to ChatGPT’s voice mode but highlight its passive listening benefits.
Dave shares an insight from using ChatGPT’s voice feature, emphasizing the value of delayed responses. Unlike human conversations, AI waits indefinitely, allowing users to think through responses without pressure. He notes how this improves interactions and creativity.
- 00:00:00 Business Brain – The Entrepreneurs’ Podcast #631 for Casual Friday, March 14th, 2025
- March 14th: Pi Day (also National Legal Assistance Day)
- 00:01:07 Using AI as tech support by uploading your user manuals
- 00:05:49 SPONSOR: Shopify – For anyone to sell anywhere, sign up for a one-dollar-per month trial period at Shopify.com/BusinessBrain and upgrade your selling today!
- 00:07:26 Revisiting NotebookLM
- 00:12:43 Chatting with ChatGPT...don’t worry if you take some time to reply!
- 00:15:27 Be Polite...and considerate!
- 00:16:00 Business Brain 631 Outtro
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Managing Small Business IT Infrastructure
Business Brain – The Entrepreneurs’ Podcast
10/20/21 • 39 min
As Small Business owners, we all know how important it is to keep your technology up and running with minimal downtime. What’s the best way to get support for your information technology needs? What IT support options are out there for Small Business owners?
Join your hosts Dave Hamilton and Shannon Jean as they discuss the options available for Small Business owners to keep your tech up and running. But first, you don’t want to miss the rant about selling on Marketplaces. Listen in and learn!
- 00:00:00 Small Business Show #350 for Wednesday, October 20, 2021
- 00:01:37 BANNED! (by your key platform...and its algorithm)
- Sponsors:
- 00:14:26 SPONSOR: Shopify – For anyone to sell anywhere, Shopify is giving you a fourteen-day trial and full access to Shopify’s entire suite of features. Visit Shopify.com/sbs to get yours!
- 00:16:47 SPONSOR: Bambee – Let Bambee help with your dedicated HR Manager! Go to Bambee.com/SMALL right now to schedule your free HR audit.
- 00:18:26 Steven-Where to get IT Support for my Small Business?
- Outsource, outsource, outsource!
- Upwork (formerly Elance)
- Call Customer Service as a Test
- Bluehost
- FileMaker
- Grasshopper
- Phone.com
- RingCentral
- [email protected]
- 00:37:58 SBS 350 Outtro
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Small Business Interview with James Rolin of Cowboy Cricket Farms – Small Business Show 184
Business Brain – The Entrepreneurs’ Podcast
08/15/18 • 29 min
Getting customers to spend their hard earned dollars at your Small Business is tough, right? How about if you had to convince them to eat insects to get those dollars into your bank account? Join us today as we visit with James Rolin of Cowboy Cricket Farms and hear how this Small Business has used education, creative marketing and stubborn persistence to succeed.
Listen in to learn about how feasibility studies can guide you to the right business model, how we’re all eating insects (we just don’t know it), how community outreach as a marketing tool can be powerful and some great tips for working with your spouse and teaching your kids about how to succeed. You’ll also hear about using the Score Mentoring program as a powerful and free tool to grow your business.
You’ll learn a lot, but your co-hosts Shannon Jean and Dave Hamilton continue to think they are learning the most from our awesome guests. Join us today, then share your story at the Small Business Support Group!
Chapters/Timestamps:
- 00:00:00 Small Business Show #184 for Wednesday, August 15, 2018
- 00:01:14 Go for the Gusto
- 00:01:20 James Rolin from Cowboy Cricket Farms
- 00:04:30 Doing a Feasibility Study
- 00:06:23 Red Dye 40 – Beetle Shells
- 00:07:44 Marketing the largest challenge
- 00:09:33 Contains: Insects
- 00:11:06 Community Outreach
- 00:13:26 SPONSOR: Gusto is refreshingly easy payroll, benefits, and HR for the modern small business. Visit Gusto.com/SBS for a free, 3-month trial.
- 00:14:56 Working with your spouse!
- 00:16:16 Teach your kids the value of hard work
- 00:17:20 Score Mentoring
- 00:20:00 Ask for help!
- 00:21:37 “We don’t know if we’re doing things right.”
- 00:23:16 Educating ... and being educated!
- 00:24:02 Leverage Stubbornness
- 00:26:54 Advice: Solve a problem
- 00:28:16 SBS 184 Outtro
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Interview with Paul Disselkoen of the Paypal Small Merchant Advisory Board – Small Business Show 124
Business Brain – The Entrepreneurs’ Podcast
06/21/17 • 25 min
You know the name, you’ve accepted the payment method. But, did you know that Paypal has a team of people focused solely on Small Business advocacy and public policy? Joining us today on the Small Business Show is Paul Disselkoen, Paypal Public Relations Specialist. Paul is charged with getting the voices of Small Business owners heard by politicians that are setting public policy that impacts Small Businesses throughout the country.
Join your hosts Dave Hamilton and Shannon Jean to learn about what Paypal is doing to insure that it’s not just the big companies that are sending lobbyists to Washington. You’ll get a chance to find out about the Paypal Small Merchant Advisory Delegation and how YOU can join and get your message heard and get some great publicity for your Small Business.
Paul takes us through the role that Paypal plays in helping to set policies that are favorable for Small Business owners and discusses the types of businesses they are looking for to connect with lawmakers locally, as well as in their annual trip to D.C. to connect with legislators on Capitol Hill.
Listen in to learn more and find out how you can join the Small Merchant Advisory Board to protect and promote your Small Business. After the show, click over to the Small Business Support Group to share your thoughts about the show!
Chapters/Timestamps
- 00:00:00 Small Business Show #124 June 21, 2017
- 00:00:49 Paul Disselkoen, PayPal Government Relations Specialist
- 00:02:45 Small Business Merchant Advocacy Delegation (SMAD)
- 00:03:48 Lobbying for Small Business – getting the voice of Small Business owners heard
- 00:05:26 Introducing SMB owners to their representatives in govt.
- 00:08:17 How do businesses join SMAD?
- Finding good stories from passionate SMB owners
- 00:09:28 What makes a good SMAD member?
- 00:11:09 Use PayPal to vet overseas suppliers
- 00:12:38 Using SMAD to overcome challenges
- Paypal SMB research report
- 00:17:00 Thought leaders in the Small Business area
- 00:18:21 PayPal hosts local events for Small Business Owners as well as trips to D.C.
- 00:19:24 Small Business Pitted Together with Politics
- 00:21:52 PayPal Public Policy on Twitter
- 00:24:05 Check the “Join” Link at PayPal.com/publicpolicy
- 00:24:34 SBS Outtro
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"Tells" of Successful People
Business Brain – The Entrepreneurs’ Podcast
10/18/24 • 20 min
In this episode of Business Brain, Dave and Shannon discuss a variety of topics, starting with the expansion of Spirit Halloween stores into the Christmas season with Spirit Christmas, highlighting the pop-up retail model’s risk-managed approach. They then dive into Michael Girdley’s list of “11 tells of successful people,” exploring traits like clarity of speech, the ability to take action, and a willingness to take risks and be introspective. Shannon shares his own experiences with entrepreneurial challenges, including a software business failure that led to a successful book.
The hosts also emphasize the importance of unfailing self-belief and optimism while discussing how successful people make hard tasks look easy and seek to align compensation with their contributions. The episode includes a sponsorship message from Shopify, underscoring its role in helping entrepreneurs sell products effectively.
- 00:00:00 Business Brain – The Entrepreneurs’ Podcast #591 for Casual Friday, October 18th, 2024
- October 18th: National Necktie Day
- 00:01:19 Spirit Halloween stays open with a new sign...Spirit Christmas!
- 00:04:11 SPONSOR: Shopify – For anyone to sell anywhere, sign up for a one-dollar-per month trial period at Shopify.com/BusinessBrain and upgrade your selling today!
- 00:06:21 Michael Girdley-11 Tells of Successful People
- Clarity of speech
- Two Marshmallow Thinkers
- Cheap Cars
- Introspective by Nature
- Bias to action
- Super responsive
- Make hard things look easy
- Intellectual honesty
- Game selection
- Want to be compensated for contribution
- Unfailing self-belief and optimism
- 00:18:15 Being able to frame your failures
- 00:20:01 BB 591 Outtro
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Using a Podcast as a Marketing Tool – Small Business Show 228
Business Brain – The Entrepreneurs’ Podcast
06/19/19 • 28 min
Are Podcasts a good marketing tool for your Small Business? Can you connect with your customers on a different level by hosting your own Podcast and if so, how do you get started? Join us today on this episode of the Small Business Show to find out about this topic and more.
Podcasts are increasingly popular. Over 51% of the US population has listened to a Podcast and 31% of the population have listened to a Podcast in the last month. 62 million people listen to Podcasts each week. One of the key aspects of Podcast success is the niche audience. There are over 750,000 Podcasts out there with most covering very specific topics.
You know we believe that the riches are in the niches. A Podcast is a new way to connect with your existing and potential customers – not everyone has time to read your blog posts, and not everyone is following you on social media. Join us today and hear your hosts Shannon Jean and Dave Hamilton discuss how to get started, what topics to discuss and much more.
Listen in and then join us at the Small Business Show support group to ask questions and to share your own tips.
Chapters/Timestamps:
- 00:00:00 Small Business Show #228 for Wednesday, June 19, 2019
- 00:01:35 Beginner’s Mind
- 00:03:27 The Business of Podcasting vs. Adding Podcasting to Your Business
- 00:05:39 Podcasting, a new way to connect with your existing audience
- 00:07:26 A co-host as a consistency partner
- 00:10:02 Your podcast adds authenticity to your business
- 00:12:09 Share your stories
- 00:13:51 Wrangle your schedule with seasons
- 00:15:12 SPONSOR: The Alternative Board. TAB is a group of business owners & experts in your area that you can turn to for advice. Visit TheAlternativeBoard.com/SBS to apply for free today and find out if there’s a board seat available in your area!
- 00:17:08 SPONSOR: TextExpander.com/podcast gets you 20% off your first year
- 00:18:42 Talk about your history and your team
- 00:20:55 Shannon-On-The-Spot
- 00:23:19 Make sure to do video
- 00:24:35 Just get started!
- 00:25:31 Podcasting is your safe place
- 00:27:06 Please leave us a review! businessshow.co/review
- 00:27:55 GG 228 Outtro
- Links mentioned in this episode:
How to Start a Podcast
Podcasting for Beginners
An Insiders Guide to Podcasting
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Creating a Quality Newsletter
Business Brain – The Entrepreneurs’ Podcast
02/28/24 • 21 min
Join us in this episode as we explore the benefits of taking breaks to recharge, share our own travel experiences, and the value of disconnecting from work tasks. We emphasize effective time management and integrating events into schedules to prevent monotony.
Additionally, we delve into the significance of emails in business operations, emphasizing the importance of a strong email strategy and impactful newsletters. We discuss leveraging AI tools like Grammarly and structuring newsletters effectively to cater to subscriber preferences.
Furthermore, we provide tips for creating engaging newsletter content, including humor, anecdotes, and emojis in subject lines for brand recognition. We stress aligning content with subscribers’ interests and encouraging feedback to enhance our content.
- 00:00:00 Business Brain – The Entrepreneurs’ Podcast #528 for Wednesday, February 28th, 2024
- February 28: National Time Refund Day
- 00:01:32 Sitting around for a change
- 00:06:21 SPONSOR: Squared Away empowers highly-educated military spouses to become trusted remote executive assistants, all working on US hours.
- 00:08:05 Email is King!
- 00:09:34 What Makes a Good Company Newsletter
- Value your readers’ time
- Start with the TLDR
- Shannon’s Monologue from MacResQ
- Don’s Soapbox from Small Dog Electronics
- Buy their attention for the next sentence.
- The Whistle, The Workhorse, and The Whale
- Push people to your blog post with the longer story
- Brand with an emoji!
- 00:20:57 BB 528 Outtro
- [email protected]
- Call/Text: (567) 274-6977
- X/Twitter: @ShannonJean & @DaveHamilton, & @BizBrainShow
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- Instagram: @DaveHamilton & @ShannonJean
- Mastodon: Dave Hamilton
- Threads: @DaveHamilton
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EOY Expenses and Deals
Business Brain – The Entrepreneurs’ Podcast
12/25/24 • 21 min
In this episode of Business Brain, Dave Hamilton and Shannon Jean share insights and stories, kicking off with holiday greetings and their sponsor, LegalZoom, which simplifies business setup. They discuss the value of LegalZoom for cost-effective business needs and transition to a casual “grab bag” discussion.
Dave and Shannon explore their recent experiences with car buying, including strategies to save money, using networks for discounts, and leveraging AI tools like ChatGPT to compare vehicle options. They highlight how networks and AI can assist in decision-making and negotiations. They also touch on using credit management strategies, such as freezing and unfreezing credit to enhance security for business owners.
Shannon shares a story about receiving supplier discounts through social media connections, emphasizing the power of networking. Dave reflects on lessons learned about dealer pricing and the benefits of financing for discounts during the pandemic. They also discuss the value of understanding dealership incentives like holdbacks and bonuses.
They highlight the peculiar productivity of the holiday period between Christmas and New Year’s, noting how fewer external demands allow for personal projects, reflection, and productivity. The episode closes with reflections on the year, appreciation for listeners, and holiday wishes, promising an exciting 2025 for Business Brain.
- 00:00:00 Business Brain – The Entrepreneurs’ Podcast #610 for Wednesday, December 25th, 2024
- December 25th: National Pumpkin Pie Day
- 00:01:45 This is a good week to buy a new car!
- 00:05:21 Using the power of your network to help with big purchase decisions
- 00:08:15 SPONSOR: Launch, run, and make your business official at LegalZoom.com — Promo code BBSHOW gets 10% off any business formation product.
- 00:10:25 Use ChatGPT to tell you about how car dealerships work
- Keep your credit frozen
- 00:18:53 Find time to be productive!
- 00:20:46 Business Brain 610 Outtro
- Review Business Brain
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- Call/Text: (567) 274-6977
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The Entrepreneur Ethos – Interview with Jarie Bolander and Mihir Shah – Small Business Show 149
Business Brain – The Entrepreneurs’ Podcast
12/13/17 • 41 min
Timing plays a critical role in the success of your business. When you launch your products, when you hire new employees, and in the case of Jarie Bolander, when you publish your book. Join us this week on the Small Business Show as we meet Jarie to discuss his new book,The Entrepreneur Ethos along with his good friend, Mihir Shah CEO of Drobo.
Listen in and hear why Jarie felt compelled to create a roadmap for entrepreneurial success by building more ethical, inclusive and resilient companies.
We also have a bonus today with Mihir Shah adding his comments to the discussion about the “why” of being an entrepreneur and how stepping in to solve problems can be rewarding far beyond any financial gains.
Listen to the show, then join us on the Small Business Support Group to ask more questions and to add your voice to the discussion!
Chapters/Timestamps:
- 00:00:00 Small Business Show #149 for Wednesday, December 13, 2017
- 00:02:17 Mihir Shah – from VC to CEO... always turning things around
- 00:03:32 It’s fun to strategize, but more fun to be hands-on
- 00:04:25 Jarie Bolander – the classic, patently-unemployable entrepreneur
- 00:06:17 The Entrepreneur Ethos
- 00:07:45 What’s the “why?” behind being an entrepreneur – Speak your truth
- 00:09:33 “If you want to be the best entrepreneur in the world, you need to aspire to the ethos”
- 00:10:44 The importance of timing – Patience vs. Procrastination
- 00:12:18 “I’ve always wanted to run my own business”
- 00:13:24 Failure is an option, but never the end result
- 00:14:03 SPONSOR: TextExpander.com/podcast gets you 20% off your first year
- 00:17:28 SPONSOR: Storyblocks.com/sbs gets you their Triple Bundle for just $149
- 00:19:36 Always stepping on landmines and learning how to diffuse them
- 00:22:39 The Drobo 5C – first USB-C product of its kind in the marketplace
- 00:23:56 The meeting of two minds, focusing on the positive
- 00:27:21 Unacceptable behavior is (finally) being called out
- 00:29:36 Stay away from the hardware business
- 00:32:23 Self-awareness matters!
- 00:35:33 Focusing on how to grow “You”
- 00:39:34 SBS149 Outtro
- The Entrepreneur Ethos
- theDailyMBA.com
- A gift from Mihir and Jarie: visit DroboStore.com and use code SmallBiz10 for 10% off
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